By Bob McIntosh
You’ve been told countless times to tailor every résumé to the companies to which you apply. The reason you’re told this is because you need to speak to needs of the employer. Further this will impress the employer with your research of the position and demonstrate how you can solve problems.
But let’s be realistic; this is not possible for every résumé you write, particularly if:
- you’re posting your résumé on a job board where it will be stored in a résumé bank among millions of other résumés;
- you don’t have a descriptive job ad and/or;
- there’s no one to network with to find the real deal about the job for which you’re applying.
So what’s the solution?
In his latest Knock ‘Em Dead series, Knock ‘Em Dead: Secrets & Strategies for Success in an Uncertain World, Martin Yate offers his Target Job Deconstruction (TJD) method as the next best thing to a tailor-made résumé. You can also read about Target Job Deconstruction on his blog. » Read more: Resumes: When you can’t tailor your résumé to a particular employer, try the Job Target Job Deconstruction technique
